Apron Chat

I think I must be the most remedial quilting student in my Christmas List BOM class, having only gotten the first block about half way done when the rest of the gals seem to be keeping up quite well; yet tonight, for the second month in a row, I won a pattern! I feel like I'm cheating somehow--maybe I shouldn't be eligible. But no, I'm not giving it back because it's an apron pattern and I'm determined to make myself one someday! Here's the pattern--you can make it using a jelly roll even.

A month or two ago, I talked a bit about aprons and my unsuccessful search for a few "vintage" ones. A couple of special bloggers took pity on me and sent me a few. Rose Marie had three that belonged to her mother that she was willing to part with and Mary Ann--a vintage apron thrifter extraordinaire--sent me a couple from her "apron" stash. Here are two of my favorites--one from Rose Marie and one from Mary Ann. I've had them hanging on pegs in the kitchen and they look darling! Again, thanks SO MUCH ladies!

And remember my no-blog friend Sandy who sent me a teapot embroidered apron? (Which is happily keeping company with the two aprons above.) She also told me about The Apron Book--I had to order it, of course! No willpower in this house, sad to say.

I haven't had a chance to read it cover to cover yet, but I've drooled over the photos and read bits and pieces. Here's a photo of one of my favorite aprons in the book:

Then there's the story of the gal who likes to get up early, put on a fairly sheer apron--and NOTHING ELSE!--and bake pies. I gotta think that if I got up really early to bake pies naked but for an apron, I wouldn't tell people about it. But you never know--I DO end up telling you a fair amount, after all! Actually, if I told the people who know me really well that I got up early to do ANYTHING--except maybe to visit quilt shops--they'd know I'd gone insane and would have me admitted to a psychiatric ward.

Anyway, besides winning the apron pattern tonight, I had some other exciting apron news. I FINALLY found an apron at the thrift store the other day! Wooo-hooo! And it's CUTE too!

I can just see wearing this with some red high heeled shoes, can't you? But not JUST the apron and heels--nope, that might get a little drafty. Kinda makes me think of those hospital gowns that are open in the back--ROFLOL! I think I'm going to have to bake me a cherry pie. Even if it IS just one of the Mrs. Smith's frozen kind!